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Lewis Hamilton

You know, I am not much into Formula 1 racing but Lewis Hamilton has been brought to my attention much through the hype of the media. And to be honest, by the way he is performing now, he seems to be in a very good shape and receiving standing ovations from the onlookers. What I fear though, is the backlash of this extravagant publicity. I fear that he may not be able to cope with this unattainable expectation that the Brits put on his shoulders. There was the same hype and unsurpassable expectations over Button too, and Henman and many other great but not so great British sportsmen. Too much is put on their plate.

What I find startling also is the way it makes me feel. It makes me feel slightly proud in some way that a black person has reached this stage in the Formula 1 and the first person to take the podium in his first three races at that – though he never won one yet. But this slight sensation of my reserved pride in his achievements outlines something far more dangerous. It suggests that a black man hasn’t had the competence of accomplishing such a feat – that’s until now; until Hamilton came and rescued him. As if he did it for the black race! Why is he being judged on the basis of his skin colour?

And I don’t know why, but I predict that, like any other black man who has made tremendous amounts of money will undoubtedly splash out on a culture of profligacy and hedonism rather than anything beneficial. They are a fat lot of use!

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Shafi bro, why do we have to highlight every black person that does something good for himself? should it matter ? I don’t see white folks saying oh the first white man to do this or that ?

Don’t get me wrong I am Pro Black and all but its just feels like we putting ourselves down as if black people can’t do same things as white folks could and when a black guy does we should highlight it and celebrate it :D

For MJ: There are barriers to get past and it’s a milestone to do that. For black people and other minorities, it’s good to flag to others that they can get past the barriers. White people are already in most areas of life, but we are not. When whites move into areas that are more dominated by blacks it may get a comment, but people know that it is not the same road that was travelled, though to be accepted may still be hard for a white person in a “black world”.

For Shafi:: Lots of blacks who have gained prominence have done good things with their money. Look at some British footballers, or American basketball, baseball and football players, who try to support their communities. Also a lot give back in less visible ways by supporting new talent, as you are seeing now with black coaches coming through the ranks in English football.

It all comes down to the persons expectation of their own selves.I believe that nothing can be an obstacle to a persons pursue of life unless the persons lets them to.There are many great blacks who do their thing,the same with the latinos and etc and they are let down simply coz they allow it to.Others simply don’t give a damn about it and follow their paths.